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Where does “precommissural” come from?

precommissural (English) comes from English commissural, from English commissure, from Latin commissura, from Latin commissus, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

precommissural (English): anterior to a commissure

Definitions

  1. anterior to a commissure

Ancestry of “precommissural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommissuralOf or pertaining to a commissure
2EnglishcommissureThe joint between two bones; A band of nerve...
3LatincommissuraA joining or connecting together; a band, knot,...
4Latincommissuscommitted, having been committed
5LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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